Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Interlude

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It’s not that I’ve run out of steam.  It’s just that sometimes there are lots of tasks that need to be done in priority to blogging. I’...
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Thursday, 2 December 2010

Moving House

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Our friendly neighbours, Barney and Carmen, have moved house. They took it with them! Barney moves house Good luck in your n...
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Wednesday, 1 December 2010

XXL Hillwalking Club – Annual Dinner Meet, 2010

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This entry is by way of a reprise of the past few days’ activities. A slideshow is here .  Click on each Day heading for the postin...
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Monday, 29 November 2010

An Epic Journey - Phase 2

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Stuck in a Morrisons car park with only a Test Match for company.... Bored with that, a bit of action with the ice axe and some feverish man...
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Sunday, 28 November 2010

An Epic Journey - Phase 1

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I knew it wouldn't be easy to get home, but going to Poolewe may have been easier than this. Thanks go to the XXL Club for a great ev...
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Saturday, 27 November 2010

Saturday 27 November 2010 - XXL Team Conquers Creag nan Gabhar

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I'm here in Braemar for the XXL (Aberdeen/BP Hillwalkers) Club Annual Dinner at the Fife Arms. [Not that I'm currently a member, nor...
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Friday, 26 November 2010

On The Road Again

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This morning's warnings of dire traffic conditions would work in my favour, I was sure. And so it turned out. The wintry cloud over ...
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Last Leaves / First Ice

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The Bridgewater Canal on Thursday.  Sadly I missed both the sunshine and the dancing ducks, but the transition from autumn to winter is c...
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Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Tuesday 23 November 2010 – The Langdale Pikes, The Greater Traverse, including a variant of Great British Ridge Walk, Number 13

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I was due to pick Rick up at 7.15.  The alarm rang at 6.30; Sue woke, assumed I had left the bed, and went back to sleep.  I didn’t hear ...
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Sunday, 21 November 2010

Sunday 21 November 2010 - Porth Dinllaen and Penrhyn Nefyn

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We are back at home in Timperley tonight after another lovely day on the Lleyn Peninsula. After parking up at Morfa Nefyn the six of us...
Saturday, 20 November 2010

Saturday 20 November 2010 - A Great British Ridge Walk - Number 8 - The Nantlle Ridge - from Garnedd-Goch to Y Garn

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Today's lingering cloud didn't put us off. By 10.20 we had dropped off a car at Rhymes and had set off towards Cwm Silyn. We soon ...

Brocken Spectre or Glory

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There's debate as to which this is ... ... On the Nantlle Ridge this morning. Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
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Friday, 19 November 2010

Friday 19 November 2010 - Carn Fadryn & Garn Bach

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Improved weather brought with it a dilemma. Shall we walk the Nantlle Ridge (a Great British Ridge Walk), or should we continue our explora...
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Thursday, 18 November 2010

Thursday 18 November 2010 - Portmeirion

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Today's highlight, given that it was blowing a hoolie on the tops, was a visit to the Italianate village of Portmeirion. Constructed ov...
Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Wednesday 17 November 2010 - Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd, and the Iron Man

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A thoroughly wet morning drew us to overdue domestic chores, albeit whilst watching egrets, goosanders, grebes, a heron and many more birds ...
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Tuesday 16 November 2010 - A Great British Ridge Walk - Number 6 - Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr, The Cwm Horseshoe

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The large car park at Croesor was empty when Sue and I arrived at 9.30am this morning. But there were vocal residents in the form of flittin...
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Monday, 15 November 2010

Yr Eifl and Tre'r Ceiri

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After settling in at the cottage and enjoying a stroll into town, Sue and I packed a flask and a buttie and set off along the Pwllheli road....
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A Room With a View

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This is the view from our living room for the next few days. Maps and currency have been purchased and coffee and CCS has been savoured a...
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Wednesday 10 November 2010 – Darwen Tower and White Nancy

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Last Wednesday JJ’s finely honed team of runners dragged me up Darwen Tower on a 14km recce for a fell running trip over Darwen Moor fo...